The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-06

a study, and he looks now like he would not
relish ''Gobblel gobhle" sung TO him.
Judge w. a. Lotion who, with Justice of
the Supreme Court Sam Hall, defended
john Dunn on his trial for murder, in 1876,
is working to secure a pardon for John
Dunn, who killed "Pomp'' Laney in row
at Macon i'll 1874. Dunn came here from
Columbus, and was physically a weakly
man, but otherwise a good sort of fellow.
One evening he and Laney, who was 70
bust young fellow, got into wrangle on
Cotton avenue, and Laney ran at Dunn with
aheavy piece of timber. He struck at Dunn,
but the blow fell short, and Dunn closed
with him and dealt him a fatal stab with a
knife Laney fingered a couple of days and
died OF his wound. While on his deathbed
he told his attending physician that Dunn
was not to blame and asked that he go I'M
moleSted
About ? o'clock Wednesday morning j.
II. Reeves, who resides at the Addison
place on Taylor street, Americas, was
aroused from slumber by hearing some one
working at the window shutters of the
kitchen, which adjoins the dwelling Has
tily dressing, he seized shotgun and
slipped around the corner of the house just
in time to see burly negro descend from
the window and slip cautiously across the
garden. The moon was shining
brightly at the time and leveling
his gun Mr. Reeves planted a load of small
shot square in the back of the retreating
thief This had the happy effect of bring
ing yell of pain and terror from the ne
gro, who Immediately let out at the top of
his speed, but not before the load from the
other barrel of the gun had taken root
where the first struck. The shot were too
small in size to cripple him badly, but
enough of them struck to warrant some
doctors developing a lead mine there in pay
ing quantities.
The directors of the Columbia Theological
Seminary met in the Telfair building Pres
byterian church, at Augusta Wednesday.
There were present from South Carolina
Rev. John G. Law, of Darlington; Rev.
John McMullen, of Chester; Rev. S. L. Nor
ris, of Trenton; Hon. d. S. Henderson, of
Aiken. From Gcorgia-Rev DR.. Stacy, of
Newman; w. G. Sibley, Augusta Rev. J.
A. Rogers, of Savannah, and from Union
Springs, Ala, was Rev. F. B. Webb.
An election was entered into. Rev.
DIR. Stacy was elected President, Mr..
Law, Secretary, and Mr.. Duffy, of
Columbia, Treasurer, Over $4,000 was re-
ported to have been collected at Atlanta
and Decatur for the educational fund. A
report to the General Assembly showed the
endowment fund TO be $4,000, with about
$4,000 worth of real estate, which would
increase the amount to $780, 900. DR.. I. ID.
NlJneISpOoCn, OF LOUISVILLE, hy. was elect
ed to the chair of Christian Apolegetics
and Natural Sciences The seminary will
open in September. The meeting was har-
monious and there is a bright outlook
ahead for the seminary.
The State Teachers Association convened
Wednesday morning in the opera house at
LaGrange. About IS of the prominent edu-
Gators of the State were present, and more
were expected yesterday. Notable in the
personnel of the convention are Hon. G.. }.
Orr, Supts. Zettler, of Macon; Nicely, of
Rome; Mooty, of Columbus; Evans, Of Au-
gusta, and Branson, of Athens; Principals
Train, of Savannah, and Chapman, of Macon:
Prof. Caldwell, of Rome; Prof. Sanford, of
Mercer University, Hon r. A. Deurry,
of Rome and Martin V. Calvin, of Augusta
Aon. Daniel Merz, President of the Board
of Education of LaGrange, eloquently wei
coined the body to the hosptalities of West
Point, at the same time paying a glowing
tribute to the Office of the teacher. Princi-
pal H. f. Train, of Savannah, responded
happily in behalf of the association, and
his annual address which followed was re-
plete with practical and timely counsel
E. G.. Branson, Superintendent of the
| schools of Athens, Ga, then handled in an
admirable manner his topic, 1.-THE Grobe
| Method of Numbers" This method teaches
| extensively all the properties and relations
| of small numbers before proceeding to the
| larger ones. In the afternoon session two
| excellent papers were read, one by Principal
| G. B. Chapman, of Macon, and the other by
| Prof. G. G.. Cox, of Lagrange. Mr.. Chap
| mans paper was on Mathematics, the Back
| ground of Science"